What's next for Centro?

mrmagont wrote:

SDSU Aztec wrote:

You're mistating some facts. He wasn't there the day she bought the burrito and they were no longer dating by that time.

I thought about it and her getting busted would have no effect on my running.

Yeah, but you are a self centered narcissist.

But so is Centro.

So, good point.

He's preparing to defend his Gold Medal win in Rio and his concentration is going to be derailed because his ex-girlfriend received a 4-year ban? He must be a very sensitive fellow.

SDSU Aztec wrote:

He must be a very sensitive fellow.

Do you recall his using a woman (Laura Roesler?) yawing as a response to whether Salazar should be banned for violating WADA rules? Why use a woman and not himself? Centro is a weird dude.

Mickeyooo wrote:

Your title “How Quickly Matthew Centrowitz’s Drewms and Form Have Declined” is quite misleading. There has been nothing quick about it. This is what often happens with elite runners. Of course it does not always happen but remember Centro ran a 3:49 this summer. He has not really declined that quickly, but rather he has had an unusually long career as an elite 1500m runner. He has 2 World Championship medals, the first 10 years ago! And of course the gold medal from 5 years ago. This was not particularly unexpected as if you look at the finalists from that 2011 World Championship.1500m, he is really the only slightly relevant runner, unless you count Nick Willis.

All good points. Coincidentally I was doing just that the other day, watching the men's and women's 1500 finals from worlds 2011 and Olympics 2012. The turnover really is astonishing on both sides, and further evidence that very few careers manage a full decade of elite relevance.

Centrowitz has done amazingly well. Based on those races the runner who blew it was Hellen Obiri. She lacks Olympic gold and has lost to legitimately great runners in 2016 and 2020. But in 2012 when she specialized in the 1500 the field was considerably weaker, albeit loaded with drug cheats.

The notion of Cento running World XC is just absolutely insane to me.

no clue wrote:

I really don't see the big deal. He got eliminated in a tough Tokyo 1500 semi, after scaring the American mile AR and hitting a PB <3:50

if that's washed up everyone should be so lucky. A couple of sub-par races post olympics. So what?

Because the expectations of an elite athlete are not the same as those of a jogger.

He'll be 35 before the next Olympics comes around and clearly his planning towards this one failed. I doubt he wants 3 more years of this.

At this stage he'd be better in the long if he started to call his chips in and move on with his life.

His last 5 years has been sub par. Most likely its not going to change.

Of course he might be driven, and he'll stay. But the amount of real progress the last couple years doesn't describe a driven athlete

Who knows, time for some soul searching on Centro's part. Does he quit all together or move up to the 5000? I say give the 5000 a go, see what happens at the World Championships and re evaluate then based on those results. But first "rest" he peaked too soon, he's done for this year.

no clue wrote:

I really don't see the big deal. He got eliminated in a tough Tokyo 1500 semi, after scaring the American mile AR and hitting a PB <3:50

if that's washed up everyone should be so lucky. A couple of sub-par races post olympics. So what?

So you are saying Rojo is a very smart?

I know ya'll are in the market of click bait but the obsession with what Centro will do next is a bit much.

#1- he doesn't have to do anything. He has a gold medal and plenty of other hardware in his trophy case.

#2- he can run the 1500 at Worlds at home in Eugene in 2022. He was still (comfortably enough) one of the best US runners at 1500 this season. He nearly beat Hocker at the Trials. He has to stay fit enough for less than a year at his main event. I think he can do that. After that, he can retire or move up to the 5k. Take an appearance fee to debut at the NYC Half. Run Boston just to cash in one final time.

I don't get why he would have to move away from the 1500 with less than a year to go until the World Champs. Will he be a medal threat? Probably not. Will he make the final? He very well could. It's not going to be that much easier for him at 5k.

Salvitore Stitchmo wrote:

Industry Cat wrote:

Simple:

-Stay with Jerry or switch to Ritz

-Aim to qualify for World XC, then 5k-10k next Spring/Summer

A switch to Ritz would make sense. After all both were "grey zone" doped up by Salazar and they would have plenty to reminisce about. Good call.

"grey zone doped up"? What is that? Is that like being "almost pregnant"?

Let's not fall into the NOP doping conspiracy narrative again...Please! Show a substantial improvement jump in a short period of time, show a positive test, show a missed test, show something of significance instead of the same old rumor mill bullsh^t.

Quit kicking the same dead dog! If you want to swim in the pond of conspiracies look at Cole Hocker. It doesn't get any better than that.

Aouita 84 wrote:

Salvitore Stitchmo wrote:

A switch to Ritz would make sense. After all both were "grey zone" doped up by Salazar and they would have plenty to reminisce about. Good call.

"grey zone doped up"? What is that? Is that like being "almost pregnant"?

Let's not fall into the NOP doping conspiracy narrative again...Please! Show a substantial improvement jump in a short period of time, show a positive test, show a missed test, show something of significance instead of the same old rumor mill bullsh^t.

Quit kicking the same dead dog! If you want to swim in the pond of conspiracies look at Cole Hocker. It doesn't get any better than that.

If you are a Matt C. fan, you need to pound the table and say he needs to move up. Too bad there is no 3000m sans barriers at Olympics & W.C. Since there is not, Matt C. needs to move up to 5000m. Cole Hocker was the Canary in Coal Mine. Matt C. of 2011 to 2016 would not have been outkicked by 2020 Cole Hocker. Matt C. can no longer wind it up over final 150m as in years past in a 1500m race.

I'd say what's next is being trolled by college students on social media and embarrassing himself by responding but that is more current than next.

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Eyes are looking Goodr wrote:

I started this thread last week…🙃🙃🙃

Having Rojo steal one of your threads is a rite of passage on these boards. Congrats-

He buys an “authentic” pork-gonad burrito truck and becomes a professional character witness.

Auditions for Bachelorette. Eliminated in round one.